Use AWS Marketplace Link for launching Vora 1.3 instance in AWS. Select the respective region in which you want to launch the cluster. Example: (N. Virginia).

After launching, we come to a page with preselected AWS instance type as m4.2xlarge. Click on Next: Configure Instance Details

Step 2: Select your VPC

Choose the Network as VPC created earlier and enable Auto-assign Public IP. Either select an existing IAM role or use the option to automatically create it. Click Review and Launch.

Step 3: Update the Security Group

Edit the Security Group and choose the Security group created earlier.

Step 4: Launch your instance

Launch instance after verifying all the selection by clicking Launch.

Step 5: Select the `ssh` key pair

Choose the ssh key pair. If none exists, create one and store it safe for connecting to the instance using ssh. Click on Launch Instances.

Step 6: Verify instance status

View the Instance status in the Console. Wait till the instance Status Check shows 2/2 checks passed. After status check becomes 2/2 checks you can use the public IP of the instance for SAP Vora Cluster configuration and management.

Step 7: Check required ports

Make sure that the required ports in the edit inbound rules dialog of the instances security group are open.

Step 8: Connect to your instance

Copy the public IP address of the AWS instance from the address bar in Chrome. Click on Advanced and accept the certificate.

Click on Procede to <IP address> (unsafe)

Enter the AWS access key id and the access secret key. If the keys are valid, you will be moved to the next step.

Read the End User License Agreement and accept it to proceed further

Step 9: Set up SAP Vora

Enter the console password and click Set up SAP Vora!. This checks to see if the prerequisites to set up the cluster are met and shows the status if not met.

Take action on the messages shown in red and click on the button again; for example if port/s are not open, open the security group ports as needed. Refer to the “AWS Step by Step guide to create Security Group SAP Vora 1.3”. Ambari server takes a while to start running, so in this case it is good to wait for few minutes. Ambari server status can be also checked by doing SSH to the Manager instance and checking the Ambari server status.

The steps above are needed only for first-time setup. Later, the console password can be used to access the cluster to log in.

Data node (or nodes) can be added using the Add Node button.

Step 10: View the cluster management console

Click on the Set up SAP Vora! button to open the cluster management console. The console shows four nodes (Manager, Master, Worker, Worker2) being launched. The Messages section shows the status of the configuration.

The host and services status can be viewed in the list of instance cards. For each node card, the top bar shows the status of the node in the cloud and the bottom bar shows the status of the node in terms of Ambari and Vora services.

Once all four nodes are up and running your optimal cluster is ready for use.

For Vora 1.3, the cluster consists of four basic nodes, which form an optimal cluster. The cluster can be used as-is for loading data. More data nodes can be added as needed.

It is recommended that all the services on these nodes are up and running for proper functioning of the Vora cluster. Data node(s) can be added by using the Add Node button.

Step 11: View configuration

The Configuration process can be cancelled by hitting Force Cancel, though it is not advised that you cancel configuration.

In case of configuration failure, retry using the CONFIGURE button.

Note the Resources section on the right has the links to Ambari, Zeppelin, Vora UI (Vora Manager UI) and Vora Tools.

Step 12: Log in to the Apache Ambari console

Log in to the Apache Ambari console at http://<public ip of Manager>:8443. The credentials for Ambari are admin:<console password which was set in the setup phase>.

Step 13: Vora Manager UI

Click on the Vora UI under resources or enter http://<publicip>:9443 in the browser to open the Vora Manager UI. The nodes tab lists the set of instances in the cluster and the services running in each of them.

The services tab lists each of the services with its configuration and node assignments.

Step 14: Vora Tools

Vora Tools can be accessed via the link on SAP Vora Console page or at http://<public ip of manager instance>:9453.

Step 15: Zeppelin

Click on Zeppelin under resources or enter http://<publicDNS>:9099 in the browser to open the Vora Manager UI. Click Login and enter the login details.

Click on Create new note to create a new notebook.

Step 16: Add Data Node or nodes

One or more data nodes can be launched using the ADD NODE button. The node card appears with flashing green header. This node gets added to the cluster automatically.

View instance and node details by clicking the respective cards.

Click on STOP INSTANCE to stop the running instances. Once an instance is stopped, the top of the card shows the status as STOPPED.

Similarly, instances or nodes can be started or deleted by clicking the START INSTANCE and DELETE NODE buttons, respectively. Delete Node is not fully supported in this version if the nodes contain data.

Note: Before deleting the node from the console it has to be removed from Ambari.

If the node has been removed from Ambari and if its still available in the cloud as a valid supported node type, the node can be configured by clicking on the configure instance as shown below:

Step 17: Manage unmanaged nodes

If Ambari shows an additional node currently not being managed by the cluster, it is shown as Unmanaged. Click on the MANAGE button and start managing it.

Step 18: Console administration

To log back into SAP Vora console enter the console password as shown in the image below.

To reset console password, click Menu > Update Credentials in the top-right corner of the window. Enter the AWS access and secret keys. Enter the new password twice. The Ambari admin password and the Vora Manager admin password are updated with the console password.

For SAP Vora console software updates, click RESTART TO UPDATE NOW. The update can also be ignored. It is recommended that you do not install updates while any configuration is happening.